Broom mop



Feb. 16, 1932. w. AUERBACHER BROOM MOP Filed Oct. 4, 1930 mgm PatentedFeb. 16, 1.932`

UNITED STATES WILLIAM AUERBACHER, 0F ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA BnooM MorApplication filed October 4, 1930. Serial 110.486,412.

My invention relates to what is generally known as a broom mop, the samecomprising a jacket or sheath with attached mop swab, said acket beingarranged for ready application to and removable trom an ordinary broom.The invention is directed to a more eiiicient and more convenientarrangcment and construction of the jacket or sheath and attached mop, apreferred arrangement thereotI being illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings wherein like characters indi cate like parts throughout 'theseveral views.

Referring to the drawings:

Fig. l is a iront or Jface elevation oi the improved mop showing thesame attached to an ordinary broom, some parts being broken away; and

Fig. 2 is a section taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. l, the broom beingshown in full.

The broom, which is of the usual structure, comprises the broom body 3with customary stick l. The jacket or sheath 5, which is ot" fabric suchas a cheap grade of flannel but which may be of any suitable flexiblematerial, is formed to snugly fit the exterior of the broom body 3 andat its upper portion is preferably contracted to form a sort of neck 6thatwill closely iit around the metal-wrapped portion ot the broomstickl that is adjacent to the broom body. On a horizontal. line that isconsiderably above the closed bottom of the jacket 3, said jacket isslit or horizontally divided at 7 'throughout approximately halt of itscircumierence, that is, .trom one edge portion of the jacket to theother.

As shown in the drawings, the edges oi the material at the slit 7 arearranged to be scparably connected by interlocking fasteners 8 of thetype generally known to the trade as zippers, said interlocking elementsbeing arranged to be interlocked and unlocked by a sliding cam block orhead 9. The upper slit portion of the jacket 5 is formed with adepending joint or :flap l0 that overlaps the fasten-ers 8 and normallyconceals the same from view and, moreover, prevents the same fromaccumulating dust or other material that would render operation ot theseparable n fastener uncertain or unreliable. t The mop is shown as madeup of a plurality of mop swabs l1 and l2, the former being stitched orotherwise suitably secured to the extreme bottom of the jacket 5 and thelatter being stitched or otherwise suitably secured to the sides oi'said jacket above the bottom thereof, but below the line of the slit 7.`These several swabs completely cover the lower portion of the jacket andwhen applied to the t broom, ail'ord a highly efficient dry mop. The mooswabs will usually be oiled or treated wit polishing material adaptingthem to pick up dust or to be used in polishing floors or the like. Whenthe head or slide 9 is moved to open the slit 7, the broom body may beinserted endwise into the jacket and into tight close-iitting relationwithin the same and when the slit is closed, the broom body will becompletely incased and its straws will be held in straight compactarrangement and protected from dust and dirt. In applying the broomwithin the jacket, the straws oi' the broom body are not damaged but arekept straight and the lower loose portion of the jacket can be readilyslipped over the lower portions ofthe broom straws without damagethereto.

The so-call-ed zipper is a well known form of separable fastenerconsisting of numerous 4 interlocking metallic links connected in chainilorm and fastened to adjacent edges of flaps to be united, suchfasteners being disclosed in the Whitcomb L. Judson Patent No. 557,- 207of March 3l, 1896.

The primary purpose of the so-called jaclo et 5 is to attach the mopswabs to the broom so that the broom may be used as a handle `for themop, and a secondary but important object of the jacket is to protectand incase the broombody while it is being thus used 9o and to preventdamage of the broom straws both in the act of applying and removing thejacket to the broom. These objects are accomplished and, moreover, theapplication and removal of the jacket to the broom is made an extremelyeasy matter.

What I claim is:

An attachment for brooms comprising a jacket designed to t the exteriorof avbroom body and completely enclose the same including the bottomthereof and having a broom stick passageway in its top, one of the sidesof the jacket being transversely slit from edge to edge a substantialdistance above the bottom thereof to afford an entrance passage for thebroom body, the edges of the jacket at the slit having cooperatingfastening elements.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature.

VILLIAM AUERBACHER.

